Walloon (walon)

Walloon is a Romance language with about a million speakers mainly in
Walloonia (southern Belgium) and Brussels. It is also spoken in parts
of northern France, Luxembourg and in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. Walloon
began to appear as a distinct language between the 8th and 12th centuries
and started to appear in writing in the early 15th century. It is one of
oïl languages and is closely related to Champagneois
and Picard.

Walloon has no official status in Belgium and is not used in education,
though there are many evening classes in the language. The majority of
the population of Walloonia can understand the language, about a quarter
can speak it and only a few can write it.

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood.(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)